What Are The 3 Factors That Encourage Youth To Engage In This Type Of Behavior?

The largest factor is ignorance of consequences. Perhaps another major contributor is lack of care about the consequences. Significant contributors to these are
- over-protection
- abuse.

Youth who are well-loved and well-grounded rarely engage in risky behavior.

Family enviroment, friends, spiritual awareness, any imbalance in any of these catagories could cause youth to behave in risk behavior.

Well 'one' is likely to be alcohol free,it's all about the kind of life you chose to live.Always consider yourself as an independent,self esteemed and confident person as to live a alcohol free lifestyle.Say 'NO' peer pressure,don't socialise with drunkers.

They feel like they are invincible, that they can't be hurt and nobody will tell me what I can and can't do. That everyone else in the world is stupid and knows nothing. I have two teenagers and this is just a little of what I've experienced.